The House Finch

Fantastic shots, Vivian!

Thanks Bob

Pretty birds.  Great shots!

Thanks Cheryl

Great Shots Vivian.

Thanks Elaine

Wow !!! Such neat closeups.  I love your bird pictures !!!

Thanks you Peter

You really do take great bird photos Vivian. It must take a lot of patience.

Thanks J R

Vivian, super photo essay ! Especially liked the fledgling captures .

Thanks Phil, I just love watching the babies.

Wonderful photo essay of your backyard visitors.  They are so interesting to watch at the feeders.

Thanks so much for posting this to my group.

Thanks Nana

I can't believe these pictures. They're great...so close!

Thanks Amanda

good pics

Thanks Lora

I too just love these little birds. They may be plain in appearance but they not mean to the other birds like the Blue Jay and they are just so adaptive.

I lover all the birds, well I'm not real crazy about the raptors trying to get into my birdhouses. Thanks Connie

pretty birds

Thanks J W

I haven't seen finches in the wild, only in cages at the pet store.  It breaks my heart, as they were created to fly free.  These are great shots, thanks for sharing them with us.

Thanks Margieanne

I perfer to have birds flying free too

Beautiful shots!  Finches in so many different colors.  We only have the red house finch but I sure ejoy watching them and listening to them sing.

Thanks Katherine

I love seeing your bird pictures each day

Thanks Minipin

Great shots of them. I have a a lot of finches visit my feeders but never a grosbeak.

Thanks Kay

That third pic down cracks me UP.  He looks like a little old man, about to yell at you for walking on his lawn.

We should name him Fred . What do ya think ?

Gorgeous pictures!  Finches are so very pretty.  Thank you for sharing!

Thanks Pamela

We have finches where we live. I put out apple halves for them and orange slices, too. I string the fruit up. They love these treats. The birds really are not as fond of these fruits as you might think, they are coming to get the moisture from them. It is rare to see finches on the edge of a pond or water area. They are much more comfortable being up high...away from ferrel cats and such. Pamagranites are a favorite of the finch family, too. Always make sure your feeders are kept clean of rotting seed, etc. If you really want a treat that is visual....put up a cantaloupe, carve out a hole in it and watch the fun! The birds will actually go in and eat the seeds.    thanks for sharing...

And I might add...if you are a cat lover.....please see to it that your feeders are NOT catfriendly. Chicken fencing makes a good deterent to keep cats from hanging around the feeders. Lay the fencing on the ground with the edges sticking up...the cats will learn very quickly that they do not like their paws being poked.